Addiction Recovery and Rehabilitation in Alabama
Alabama finds itself at a hazardous crossroads regarding drug abuse and addiction. In 2015, the state had the highest rate of painkiller prescribing in the country – 1.2 prescriptions for each man, woman and child in the state. Overdose deaths – especially those from opioids – have crept up until they almost match the number of people dying from traffic accidents.
But perhaps it was the list, “The 15 Most Addicted Cities Behind the $8 Billion Opiate Epidemic” that really defined Alabama’s challenge. The #1 spot went to Wilmington, North Carolina. But the #2, #7, #8 and #11 spots all went to Alabama. No other state appeared on this list as many times.
In Alabama, resources for recovery are fairly sparse, given that much of the state is rural. Rehab programs are centered around Montgomery, Mobile, Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. Doctors dispensing buprenorphine for treatment of addiction to painkillers or heroin are located in the same locations. But many treatment programs feel that proper treatment means maintaining an individual on an addictive substance – methadone or buprenorphine. This can go on for months, years, or even the rest of a person’s life. At Narconon centers located west and southeast of Alabama, the answer to addiction is 100% drug-free.
Drug-Free and Holistic
There are two Narconon centers within easy reach of Alabama residents. Just outside Baton Rouge, Narconon New Life Retreat offers recovery in a beautiful wooded setting. And southeast of Alabama in Clearwater, Florida, Narconon Suncoast is nestled in the middle of a peaceful garden that was specifically designed to comfort and relax clients.
But it’s the holistic recovery program that people come to Narconon for. The history of this program extends back more than 50 years. From its very first days, this program enabled hardcore heroin addicts to find new, lasting sobriety, even after every other solution had failed.
This program is holistic because it addresses the whole person, the reasons they began to use drugs and the damage inflicted by years of addiction. This repair does not take place overnight. It takes facing one’s life and the changes needed but fortunately, at Narconon, this shift is approached gradually and with plenty of guidance.
Detoxification and Re-Orientation
A unique offering on the Narconon rehab program is the New Life Detoxification. This step of the person’s recovery utilizes time in a low-heat sauna, moderate exercise and a carefully monitored schedule of nutritional supplements. This combination has been found to activate the body’s ability to draw out old drug toxins from fatty tissues. Along with surplus body fat, the brain and sexual organs are the fattiest tissues in the body. As these old, residual toxins leave a person’s body, his thinking and outlook clear. Many people say their cravings drop for the first time since their addictions began.
After this, each person needs a brighter perception of their environments and better control over their own thoughts and actions. These changes are delivered on the next step, the objectives. As a person works their way through the precise exercises of the objectives, life comes under his control again. He can now make choices about his actions and even his thoughts – improvements that were out of reach before.
Manuals, Videos and Consistency
The Narconon program also focuses heavily on life skills training. Each person is guided through the Narconon program with a series of manuals that lay out the exact education the individual needs and the steps needed to put those lessons to use in life. Videos expedite the absorption of this life skills education. When the concepts have been grasped, each person puts this new information to use repairing the harm addiction has done to their lives.
Taught in this portion of the rehab program are how to choose safe associates that will support one’s sobriety, restoration and maintenance of integrity and problem solving. These life skills help greatly to prevent the relapses that might occur if life after rehab gets too challenging.
Alabama Needs Rehab for Lasting Sobriety
Alcohol is the top drug sending people to rehab in Alabama, but not by much. Fewer than 40% of rehab admissions are for alcohol. Next in line is admissions for marijuana, ranging between 20 and 30% since 2004. In most states, admissions for prescription opioids have fallen off, but not in Alabama which may mean that pill mills in the state are alive and well. Heroin admissions have begun sneaking up which normally means overdose deaths will increase as well, given heroin’s variable potency and the possibility of other drugs like fentanyl being mixed into the product.
Alabama residents who need rehab can take their pick of Narconon New Life Retreat in Louisiana or Narconon Suncoast in Florida. In either location, the same highly successful and time-tested program is available. For admission information, call 1-800-775-8750 today. Tomorrow can look brighter for the individual who needs recovery and for his entire family.